About this Event
Introducing MAP Lab (Movement, Architecture, Production) a three day workshop serving as an incubation and creative laboratory held in person at the Heidi Duckler Dance headquarters | Bendix Building. The workshop will culminate in the making of your own rooftop dance installation with an open to public Works-In-Curiosity showing.
Throughout the weekend, participants will take classes with renowned architects, dancers, and lighting designers to explore the ways we define space, manipulate light and shadow, and how these elements create linear and non-linear narrative within our body of work. Each participant will be given their own miniature light projection, space and time at the Bendix to create work, and access to one-on-one consultation with dancer/choreographer Ching Ching Wong. There will be opportunity to immediately apply and test concepts from the specialized workshops and receive feedback for the critical element of adaptation and editing of work. The weekend culminates in a public showing of participants Work-In-Curiosity.
LET’S GET CURIOUS!
For information about scholarships or questions, please email [email protected]
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LOCATION
In person at HDD’s headquarters in the Bendix Building
SCHEDULE
Friday, June 3rd
Workshop: 2:00-8:45
Saturday June 4th
Workshop: 4:00-10:00pm
Sunday June 5th
Workshop: 4:00-8:00
Final Showing: 8:00-10:00pm
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ABOUT THE TEACHING ARTISTS
Ching Ching Wong – Movement
Born in Manila, Philippines and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Ching Ching Wong credits her lifelong teacher Alia Harlan Kaneaikala for instilling in her the love for dance. She is the recipient of Princess Grace Award in Dance (2015), was named in Dance Magazine as 25 to Watch (2017), and is currently represented by Movement Talent Agency.
Her freelance career includes collaborations with Heidi Duckler Dance, ZviDance, LED, Brendan Duggan, PARA.MAR, CARLON, Safety Third Productions, YYDC, Oddknock Productions, SALT Contemporary Dance, Heidi Duckler Dance Theater, WHYTEBERG, Brett Perry, Katie Scherman, Joe Kye, and Adam Weinert.
For seven seasons, she danced for Northwest Dance Project where she originated work for dozens of national and international choreographers including Swiss based choreographer Ihsan Rustem. Ching Ching is now assistant and répétiteur for Ihsan, re-staging his work throughout the US and Europe. She is also founder of Project Salamat, global outreach program, and The Experience, an international workshop series.
Ching Ching is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine BFA in Dance Performance minoring in Education and Psychology & Social Behavior. There, she was fortunate to work with the late Mr. Donald KcKayle.
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Javier Meier Borrani and Nefer Hernandez of RFRM Collective – Architecture
RFRM Collective is a full-service architecture firm based in the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles.
RFRM Collective is interested in developing architecture that cares for individuals, nurtures life and most importantly is designed/engineered to sustain, as opposed to exploit. We work(ed) on objects, galleries, houses, multi-family, furniture as well as urban planning and campus design for a variety of collaborators and stakeholders, from individuals, city officials, developers to community groups and non-profits.
RFRM Collective is an eclectic group of people, animals, and objects that coalesce together to enquire about the built environment through art, architecture, and design. Each project begins with a research methodology that highlights a myriad of lenses giving voice to multiple experiences. We are interested in creating an inclusive design process with our collaborators and patrons, all together creating a tactical built environment.
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Omar Madkour – Production
Omar is a lighting designer from Cairo, Egypt. His designs in theatre and dance have been presented in the United States, Egypt as well as multiple venues and festivals across Europe. During the pandemic, Omar tapped into architectural lighting, and he is currently the full-time lighting technician for The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bendix Building Rooftop - Heidi Duckler Dance Headquarters, 1206 Maple Avenue, Los Angeles, United States
USD 150.00